大学英语三级B级-阅读理解(三)

大学英语三级B级-阅读理解(三)

(总分：25.00，做题时间：90分钟)

一、单项选择题(总题数：5，分数：25.00)

Task 6

The sense of sound is one of our most important means of knowing what is going on around us. Sound has a wasted product, too, in the form of noise. Noise has been called unwanted sound. Noise is growing and it may get much worse before it gets any better.

Scientists, for several years, have been studying how noise affects people and animals. They are surprised by what they have learned. Peace and quiet are becoming harder to find. Noise pollution is a threat that should be looked at carefully.

There is a saying about it being so noisy that you can't hear yourself think. Doctors who study noise believe that we must sometimes hear ourselves think. If we don't, we may have headaches, other aches and pains, or even worse mental problems.

Noise adds more tension (紧张) to a society that already faces enough stress.

But noise is not a new problem. In ancient Rome, people complained so much about noise that the government stopped chariots (四轮马车) from moving through the streets at night!

Ways of making less noise are now being tested. There are even laws controlling noise. We cannot return to the "good old days" of peace and quiet. But we can reduce noise--if we shout loudly enough about it.

（分数：5.00）

(1).Why are scientists surprised by the findings in their noise study?（分数：1.00）

A.Because the world is becoming more and more noisy. √

B.Because they have learned that noise is also a kind of pollution.

C.Because noise is an unwanted waste for human beings.

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D.Because people knew little about the danger of noise before.

解析：细节判断题。第二段第三、四句话解释了原因：和平安静的地方很难找到，噪音对人类是一种威胁，人们应认真对待。

(2).What may be the result if we cannot hear ourselves think?（分数：1.00）

A.We may forget what we have thought about.

B.Our thoughts may be interfered.

C.Our mind may be harmed. √

D.We may have difficulty using the right words.

解析：细节辨认题。从文中第三段的If we don’t，we may have headaches，other aches and pains，or even worse mental problems．这句话可知：如果我们听不到自己的声音，可能会产生头痛、其他疼痛，甚至会出现更糟糕的大脑问题。

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(3).When the writer says we cannot return to the "good old days", he means that ______（分数：1.00）

A.our society is becoming much worse than before

B.in our modern society it is hard to lead a quiet life √

C.the old days were much happier than the present

D.it is impossible for us to deal with noise as we did before______

解析：推理题。从文章最后一段可知B是正确的。

(4).From the last sentence of the passage we can learn that（分数：1.00）

A.we can put noise under control if our measures are effective

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